College Football Playoff Rankings

Well, the first College Football Playoff Rankings are out ….

1. Ohio State
2. LSU
3. Alabama
4. Penn State

We know one thing is pretty sure … 2 of those teams will lose at least 1 game before season ends …. Next Saturday Alabama plays LSU … and in 2 weeks Ohio State plays Penn State... I really wouldn't want to on the winners of either game, although I know who I would want to win.

Garry-

Im always nervous when OSU gets put up as #1...

Go Bucks!

Jim

YES... Me too!

Garry-

Go LSU.

Ohio State is still only ranked 4th in the coaches poll and 3rd in AP poll. Ohio State looks considerably better this year to me than last. Ohio State football games are the only team sport I watch. I live about 30 minutes from the Horseshoe and people in my area are noticeably happier when Ohio State is doing well. Late away games to the West, mean many people in my area will be tired or late to work the next day.

My younger brother Kevin went to medical school at Ohio State and had great season tickets, right at the 50 yard line, 4th row up. We used to go to the games when Eddie George was earning the Heisman Trophy and roaringly chant Eddie with the crowd.

Keith

I hope Ohio gets a chance to play LSU or Alabama this year and we get to see Ohio State crush them, drive them from the field, and hear the lamentation of the Southern women!

Keith

Last game I went to in the Horseshoe was against Purdue five or six years ago, and they almost beat us. People were already leaving the stadium when we pulled it off at the last minute.

My Dad gets season tickets because he's grandfathered in as an alumnus. Two tickets to next year's Michigan game have been promised to me, so my buddy and I can go to the game before deer hunting.

Jim

I bet Dabo is ticked! I work in the heart of Clemson country and people aren't happy here. Of course when you play unranked teams this can happen.

Interesting, very interesting.

The number 1 ranked team in the first ranking of the year has never won the Championship.
The number 3 ranked team in the first ranking of the year has never made the playoffs.

So they think Penny State would beat Clemson if they played today? Goofy.

You Oh state folks best not wish too hard for Bama or LSU, SEC is a bit different than playing
your normal high school teams up north.

Oklahoma is also still lurking around, doubt Penn or Oh state either one could handle them.

Let me remember … who did Ohio State beat for the National Championship in 2014???? Oh Yes, Alabubba!

Garry-

Long time ago, things have changed.

I like to follow this level of college ball. It can be very competeitive and a high level of play and players.
FCS Coaches Poll

Through Games NOV. 4, 2019
RANK
SCHOOL
RECORD
POINTS
PREVIOUS
1
North Dakota State (26)
9-0
650
1
2
James Madison
8-1
624
2
3
Weber State
7-2
593
3
4
South Dakota State
7-2
577
5
5
Montana
7-2
532
8
6
Central Arkansas
7-2
505
9
7
Northern Iowa
6-3
491
10
8
Sacramento State
6-3
431
6
9
Princeton
7-0
384
12
10
Furman
6-3
364
13
11
Kennesaw State
7-2
360
4
12
Illinois State
6-3
358
7
13
Dartmouth
7-0
330
14
14
Montana State
6-3
316
15
T-15
Florida A&M
8-1
209
17
T-15
North Carolina A&T
6-2
255
16
17
Central Connecticut State
8-1
209
19
18
Southeast Missouri State
6-3
204
21
19
Villanova
6-3
202
11
20
Monmouth
7-2
144
NR
21
Towson
5-4
112
22
22
North Dakota
5-3
111
23
23
Wofford
5-3
108
20
24
Austin Peay
6-3
90
25
25
New Hampshire
5-3
62
NR

Hoping this is the year Ohio State doesn't make it personally. I am hoping it's Alabama, LSU, Penn State, and one dark horse. Hoping Wake can beat Clemson.

When you get smacked in the mouth by an unranked team early in the season this can happen. Maybe they should've taken a slip in the polls but not this.

Oh no you didn't LOL LOL

How many points has the BIG 10 scored in a play off game since then ???? give you a hint. starts with a z and ends with a O as in ZERO !!!!! LOL LOL LOL

How long has it been since a BIG 10 team has even made the playoffs ????? More than the points they have scored when they got there !!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL LOL LOL 3

Anyone who knows football recognizes the true National Championship game will be played this weekend in Tuscaloosa.

I do not understand HOW they could rank Ohio St ahead of LSU.

Wishful thinking ?? the old geezers that run the polls/ committee can't stand it that the north keeps failing year after year

Big 10 fan bois and SEC haters, plain and simple.
There a whole wing of college football sport writers doing everything possible to keep the big flop and anyone but Bama and the SEC relevant. Truth is big time football has passed on to the few fan bases willing to live, breath, die and spend the big money needed. It's also why you'll probably never see the second tier SEC schools (Auburn, Georgia, Florida) playing for a national on a regular basis.

I have watched all of the teams play this year except Penn State. so i will just speak on my opinion of what I have seen and bypass Penn State. Ohio State does appear to have something different about them. somewhat of a swagger and careless abandon that I have seen in Alabama for years. I think a lot of folks are seeing that. they have so far dismantled what were thought to be good teams. A few anyways. Alabama seems to be towing the line just like they always do but that little swagger and dominant demeaner isn't there all of the time. There are gaps especially on the defense side of the ball where in the past there haven't been. I don't know if that really matters though they are solid and still follow the lead of the coach well. LSU is fun to watch and they are as confident as any team can get. They will have something to say in the end for the national title either playing for it and winning or losing in my opinion. My thoughts Ohio State beat LSU if they played but would lose to Alabama. I think Lsu will beat Alabama in a few days. Clemson has to figure out how to either get help in the ACC or their out of conference games because playing nothing doesn't help them. They are likely the best team in the country and we would never know until the end. They will make the playoffs along with LSU and Ohio State and Alabama. Any of them can win it all.

Should be a great weekend, with lsu v bama, Penn v Minn, Iowa v wisc. Buckeyes basically have another bye week.

Where is Clemson.

Nothing fights like a Gopher when cornered.
I got bit by one once and still have a scar. Look for them to move up.

I will admit you embarrassed us but look at our year thus far. Penn State is going to stomp on the gophers though.

Hopefully for Penn State they don't get their game plan from Carl Spackler.

4 years and 3 years are very short periods of time except for a little kid.

Keith

Buckeyes actually beat Oregon for the championship that year. Can't anyone be objective when discussing college football? Of course I'm a Buckeye fan but I just love to watch college football.

Watched the Irish and Georgia early in the year. I like Jake Fromm. Neither team impressed me that much.

How does Auburn even score? I'll give Nix a pass being a true freshman but he is not very accurate. Decent defense.

Don't know what it is about Clemson but they don't look the same as a year ago.

I like LSU. In my opinion, Burrow will be the first QB taken in the draft. Smart, accurate and has a toughness about him. Defense could be better.

Oklahoma can't play defense.

Haven't had the chance to watch Penn St. I'll do that this weekend against Minnesota.

Buckeyes glaring weakness is still at Linebacker. They are much better than a year ago but still improving weekly. Chase Young should be the Heisman. Most dominate player in college football.

Clemson is # 5 so actually they are 3 since two of the upper 4 are going to lose in the next couple of weeks.

Garry-

I'm just glad my Kansas State Wildcats are playing good ball again. The kids are really starting to buy into what our new coach is selling. Good to see emotion on the sideline.

Will they ever get the recruits the top schools get? No!! but that's fine with me. I'll bleed purple until I die.

I'm just hoping we win out, and Baylor wins out. Just so we can be in the Big 12 Championship in Coach Klieman's first season. That would be 3 years sooner than I predicted.

No, nothing has changed, they still beat Alabuma that year

4 years and 3 years are very short periods of time except for a little kid

Bama is in the play off's EVERY year, pardon me if I forgot about some yankee school that managed to make ONE year, lol.

I have no clue who is the best team this year, bama's defense is beat up, LSU is hit and miss on defense, who know's what
Clemson is as they don't play anyone till the play off's, basically just practice games till then.

Ga. is decent on defense at times but Jake Fromm is a joke for a QB and will get them beat if nothing else will.

BUT I imagine ANY of them can and will handle Oh state or penny state if it comes to that.

Idiot's on the radio are talking about Oregon now, hahaha. They couldn't even beat pitiful Auburn with a high school QB, lol.

How many top 10 teams has Ohio State beat this year? I think LSU has beat three.

I'm an LSU alum and fan. Go LSU. But don't count out Georgia just yet. They beat a very good Florida team and will probably face LSU or Bama in the SEC championship game.

The real question is which team will be shooting the lights out two months from now.

Jim

The loser of the bama/lsu game may not even fall out of the top 5???!!!!!

Even though Penn State is presently in the 4th slot, they are considered a long shot to make the playoffs because of their remaining schedule.

Florida is LSU's only top 10 win.

Once upon a time, in my pre teen years I used to worry about sports. Then I got a job and realized that even if my team lost, it didn't affect my life.

I still watch some games, but does it really matter?

Our govnar declared tomorrow maroon and gold day. Sooooo…. penn state is sure to lose. And if that's not enough they just contacted the coach for a few more years to the tune of 13 million dollars. so they may drop further in the polls
Take that Mark Hall and Brady Berge.

Texas, Fla, Auburn were all Top 10 teams when LSU played them
I’m sure you knew that and are just being ridiculous. Lol

K-State has come a long way since 1954 when I saw KU lose 0-69 to Oklahoma then in 1955 sat in K-State stadium and saw the wildcats lose 0-69 to the Sooners.

Looks like Penn St will be dropping out.

The Gophers might upset the apple cart

And they did.
Tom

If LSU holds on and beats Alabama the that will be 4 top ten teams they have beaten this season. Reckon they'll drop to number 4 in the polls.

Minnesota is better then Bama!!!!!!

Can't say I've ever watched the Gophers play but I'll officially root for them to go undefeated, win the Big 10, and play in the college football playoffs for the first time.

Ohio won the first playoff with a back up QB!!!

The gophers went to the national championship in the early 60’s

Osky

That chick playing QB for Clemson seems pretty good.

Arkansas claims one in 1965.
Fun little fact. 50 years ago a game between No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Arkansas was attended by President Nixon who of course was latter impeached. The visiting team Texas won the game.

Interesting, lol.

Bama beat bama in the first half, is LSU's year, they will be your National Champions this year.

Gopher's playing a SEC team, ahahha. I hope the committee has enough sense not to let high school teams in the
play off's, put OK. in need be.

Haters gonna hate! If you think LSU is heads and tails above OSU then you’re the one that needs to start with evaluating HS teams. As for Minnesota, they aren’t at the top 5 caliber yet but they are a feel good story, a great, passionate coach that kids love and love playing for. I’d bet those kids would run through a brick wall for him.

I watched the Penn/Minnesota game. It was a good high school game.

At least five SEC schools could've whipped either of them.

As for the LSU/Bama game. That first half costs us the game. The second showed that both have what it takes to go all the way. It's up to the committee now for Bama. I'm happy for LSU and Orgeron that their program is hitting on all cylinders I just hate that for any SEC school to do so has to come at Bama's expense.

[quote=warrior]I watched the Penn/Minnesota game. It was a good high school game.

At least five SEC schools could've whipped either of them.

As for the LSU/Bama game. That first half costs us the game. The second showed that both have what it takes to go all the way. It's up to the committee now for Bama. I'm happy for LSU and Orgeron that their program is hitting on all cylinders I just hate that for any SEC school to do so has to come at Bama's expense.[/

Yep if you aren’t in the mighty SEC you just can’t be any good! Smh

Good news, all of you will get to see Oh. state play LSU in the championship game!

Bama has an NFL offense and a highschool defense, that's the bottom line. Just too many injured defensive player's this year
as well as the QB playing on one leg basically.

OH state might have to get past Clemson first though before they get beat up by LSU.

Glad we can agree on that. LOL

I warned you nothing more dangerous than a Gopher that's cornered EXCEPT and Gopher that cornered and begin talked down to.

Look for them to drop out of the polls.

You obviously don’t know how well rounded this OSU team is. Keep looking at them with blinders on they definitely won’t get beat up on by anyone, if healthy! Which they are at this point. Our defense will show Burrows why he was a OSU reject!

Has it been determined how long Chase Young will be suspended?

Ohio State expects Chase Young will be banned for 4 games. Nothing official has been released yet, but typically the expectations that are released are accurate.

Keith